Dispute raised over whether Eid ul Fitr is on Friday in Britain  

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – Ramadan is due to end after the new crescent moon is sighted today, but the weather conditions mean that it may not be visible in Britain.

There is no national system to determine the date in the UK, which means some may go with the sighting of the moon in Saudi Arabia today and others will wait til clear skies on Friday, meaning there could be two Eid ul Fitr dates.

Birmingham Live reports Dr Raja Zahid Nawaz speaking on Noor TV saying: “Unfortunately this year it is very likely that we will have a divided Eid within the UK. This stems from following external countries blindly without even realising or understanding what their moon-sighting systems are.

Also there is a failure to correctly interpret astronomical data which leads to confusion”.